Matt 20:29-34
Jesus heals two blind men:
Interestingly this incident is reported twice by Matthew not only here, but also earlier in 9:27-31.. Peakes Commentary notes that Matthew did this to have all miracles exemplified. In the first reporting, the healed men were told not to report this, but in this later reporting, the healed men were not admonished: the emphasis was the compassion of Jesus, and moved by it all, the men then followed Jesus.
Where are we in regard to miracles today? Jesus himself didn't want to have people following him for the wrong reason: he didn't want who he was and about, to be seen as a superman.That's what his 40 days in the wilderness and the temptations he rejected were really about. No, for him his ministry was to be living a life and a way, that was accessible for every-person. So in his encounter with these two blind men, as with others too, the significance was in the human encounter , and the compassion... that resulted in the healing touch.
This type of interaction is something each of can do, and the fruits of this is that both participants are richer for it. Whether the two blind men actually physically saw or not, there was a healing that took place, and that's what ultimately counts. Through his concern for them, they became changed and more complete persons. For me, this is part of the nature & spirit of God at work, working in & through us with one another: This was and is the Christ flowing in and through us, with each other and the cosmos, around and within us.
- Archdeacon Ken Cardwell
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